Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita was 0.0042 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0042 metric tons per person. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 244.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0042 metric tons per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per person, in 1960.
Zambia ranks 40th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 metric tons per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 metric tons per person | +158.7% |
| 1979 | 0 metric tons per person | +82.0% |
| 1980 | 0 metric tons per person | +74.7% |
| 1981 | 0 metric tons per person | +61.6% |
| 1982 | 0 metric tons per person | +54.9% |
| 1983 | 0 metric tons per person | +171.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +63.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +85.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +52.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +65.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +46.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +22.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | +45.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +51.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +33.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +26.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +34.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.0006 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 0.0042 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 37 New Caledonia 0.0044 metric tons per person compare
- 38 Australia 0.0043 metric tons per person compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 0.0043 metric tons per person compare
- 41 Brazil 0.0042 metric tons per person compare
- 42 Panama 0.004 metric tons per person compare
- 43 Colombia 0.004 metric tons per person compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3261 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 111.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Zambia?
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita in Zambia was 0.0042 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 metric tons per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per person in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.